Candidiasis of the tongue in cannabis users: a report of 2 cases

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dc.contributor.authorFerrada, Luis Valentín
dc.contributor.authorCordero, Karina
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-22T19:22:35Z
dc.date.available2021-11-22T19:22:35Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractCannabis, a psychoactive drug widely used for medicinal, recreational, and religious purposes, can have detrimental effects on several body systems, including the respiratory, cardiovascular, and central nervous systems. The use of cannabis in cigarette form can produce a series of oral alterations, including periodontitis, caries, xerostomia, a decreased salivary pH, and an increase in the density of Candida albicans. However, the occurrence of oral candidal lesions related to cannabis use is little reported in the literature. This article reports 2 cases of oral candidiasis associated with cannabis use. The adult male patients, both of whom were systemically healthy, had white and red spots consistent with oral candidiasis on the dorsal surface of the tongue. One of the patients also had a red lesion on an area of the hard palate that was in contact with the affected area of the tongue. Neither patient was currently undergoing antibiotic or corticosteroid treatment, and both reported frequent smoking of cannabis. One patient was initially treated with an oral suspension of nystatin without clinical improvement. Miconazole gel therapy was then prescribed, and clinical improvement was observed after 2 weeks. The patient did not stop smoking cannabis, and a recurrence of oral candidiasis was observed 6 months posttreatment. Treatment with miconazole gel was repeated, resulting in resolution of the infection. The second patient declined treatment. The reported cases demonstrate that, although it is infrequently reported, oral candidiasis may occur in cannabis smokers.en_ES
dc.facultadFacultad de Odontologíaen_ES
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositoriobibliotecas.uv.cl/handle/uvscl/2714
dc.language.isoenen_ES
dc.publisherAcademy of General Dentistryen_ES
dc.sourceGeneral Dentistyen_ES
dc.subjectCANNABISen_ES
dc.subjectMARIJUANA ABUSEen_ES
dc.subjectMARIJUANA SMOKINGen_ES
dc.subjectORAL CANDIDIASISen_ES
dc.subjectORAL MANIFESTATIONSen_ES
dc.titleCandidiasis of the tongue in cannabis users: a report of 2 casesen_ES
dc.typeArticuloen_ES
uv.catalogadorRCR DIBRAen_ES
uv.departamentoCentro de Patologia Oralen_ES
uv.notageneralVarios autoresen_ES

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